Martini
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The name Martini may refer to:
- Martini vermouth - a brand of vermouth
- Martini (cocktail) - a popular cocktail
- Martini Racing - Motorracing teams sponsored by the Martini vermouth producer
- Martini (festival) - a festival formerly celebrated in Latvia
- Martini (cars) - a French manufacturer of lower-formula racing cars
- Martini (filmmaking) - a term used during film production
- Martini-Henry, a rifle used by troops of the 19th century British empire
- Martini-Enfield, a .303 calibre version of the Martini-Henry introduced in 1895
- Martini (publication) - a student news publication out of Hobart and William Smith Colleges
People:
- Alessandro Martini - an Italian businessman, founder of Martini & Rossi distillery
- Giovanni Battista Martini - an Italian musician
- Jean Paul Egide Martini - a German composer of the classical era
- Karl Anton Freiherr von Martini was an important Austrian lawyer of the late 18th century, whose preparatory works strongly influenced the drafts leading to the Austrian Civil Code of 1811
- Martino Martini, a Jesuit missionary and cartographer of China
- Simone Martini - a Trecento era Italian artist
- Carlo Maria Martini - a Roman Catholic Cardinal
- Neo-Burlesque performer "Dirty Martini" (real name Linda Martini)
- Martini was the name of a character played by William Edmunds in the movie It's a Wonderful Life.
- There is a radio station that plays Lounge, Jazz and similar genres in the New Orleans area that uses the name "Martini" as part of its promotional efforts.- Radio station in New Orleans, LA at 106.1 on the FM band.